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Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Birmingham, AL
Full-Time

Job Description

Infrastructure Automation Engineer

JOB SUMMARY: 

The Infrastructure Automation Engineer designs, develops, and implements automation solutions to enhance the efficiency and reliability of Southern Company's IT infrastructure.  This role will focus on automating the provisioning and management of servers, storage, and networking across VMware and physical environments, improving efficiency, scalability, and reliability.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: 

  • BS/BA in Computer Science or MIS is desired or equivalent work experience 
  • Demonstrated knowledge of automation technologies and processes
  • Basic knowledge of security policies
  • Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems
  • Strong background in VMware Cloud Foundation and Hyper-V virtualization technologies
  • Experience with enterprise storage systems (Dell EMC)
  • Familiarity with enterprise networking (Cisco) 
  • Proficiency with scripting (Ansible, PowerShell, Python, Bash, REST APIs)
  • Hands-on experience with automation platforms (Ansible Tower/AWX, vRealize Automation, HashiCorp Terraform for VMware)
  • Experience with source control systems (e.g., Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub) in enterprise environments
  • Demonstrate strong communication and influence skills to encourage adoption of automation standards
  • General knowledge of Southern Company's core business
  • General knowledge of information technologies (those currently used within the system and new technologies)
  • Ability to effectively organize tasks, manage multiple priorities/details, meet schedules, and deliver on customer commitments
  • Ability to negotiate with and influence others - internally as well as vendors
  • Ability to build relationships and work in a team atmosphere as well as work independently
  • Ability to provide and accept feedback
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
  • Demonstrate Southern Style: Unquestionable trust, Superior Performance, and Total Commitment
  • Professional oral and written communication skills
  • Understanding of how their activities impact function budget

MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Automate provisioning and lifecycle management of VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, bare-metal servers, and other computing infrastructure
  • Develop scripts, workflows, and playbooks for storage provisioning, SAN/NAS automation, and backup integration
  • Automate network device configuration and monitoring using tools like Ansible, Python, or vendor APIs
  • Implement and manage configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef) for OS and middleware automation
  • Develop, document, and maintain enterprise-wide standards for automation practices and tools
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand diverse automation needs and advocate for unified solutions
  • Provide guidance and training to peers on effective branching strategies, versioning, and code review processes
  • Integrate automation workflows with ITSM and CMDB systems
  • Build and maintain automated patching, compliance, and reporting frameworks
  • Support disaster recovery testing and failover automation
  • Optimize infrastructure utilization and reduce manual intervention in operational tasks
  • Participate in departmental initiatives
  • Communicate progress, problems and best practices to management, leads and teammates
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Infrastructure Automation Engineer

JOB SUMMARY: 

The Infrastructure Automation Engineer designs, develops, and implements automation solutions to enhance the efficiency and reliability of Southern Company's IT infrastructure.  This role will focus on automating the provisioning and management of servers, storage, and networking across VMware and physical environments, improving efficiency, scalability, and reliability.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: 

  • BS/BA in Computer Science or MIS is desired or equivalent work experience 
  • Demonstrated knowledge of automation technologies and processes
  • Basic knowledge of security policies
  • Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems
  • Strong background in VMware Cloud Foundation and Hyper-V virtualization technologies
  • Experience with enterprise storage systems (Dell EMC)
  • Familiarity with enterprise networking (Cisco) 
  • Proficiency with scripting (Ansible, PowerShell, Python, Bash, REST APIs)
  • Hands-on experience with automation platforms (Ansible Tower/AWX, vRealize Automation, HashiCorp Terraform for VMware)
  • Experience with source control systems (e.g., Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub) in enterprise environments
  • Demonstrate strong communication and influence skills to encourage adoption of automation standards
  • General knowledge of Southern Company's core business
  • General knowledge of information technologies (those currently used within the system and new technologies)
  • Ability to effectively organize tasks, manage multiple priorities/details, meet schedules, and deliver on customer commitments
  • Ability to negotiate with and influence others - internally as well as vendors
  • Ability to build relationships and work in a team atmosphere as well as work independently
  • Ability to provide and accept feedback
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
  • Demonstrate Southern Style: Unquestionable trust, Superior Performance, and Total Commitment
  • Professional oral and written communication skills
  • Understanding of how their activities impact function budget

MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Automate provisioning and lifecycle management of VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, bare-metal servers, and other computing infrastructure
  • Develop scripts, workflows, and playbooks for storage provisioning, SAN/NAS automation, and backup integration
  • Automate network device configuration and monitoring using tools like Ansible, Python, or vendor APIs
  • Implement and manage configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef) for OS and middleware automation
  • Develop, document, and maintain enterprise-wide standards for automation practices and tools
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand diverse automation needs and advocate for unified solutions
  • Provide guidance and training to peers on effective branching strategies, versioning, and code review processes
  • Integrate automation workflows with ITSM and CMDB systems
  • Build and maintain automated patching, compliance, and reporting frameworks
  • Support disaster recovery testing and failover automation
  • Optimize infrastructure utilization and reduce manual intervention in operational tasks
  • Participate in departmental initiatives
  • Communicate progress, problems and best practices to management, leads and teammates
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About Southern Company

Southern Company is one of the largest energy providers in the United States. Based in Atlanta, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states, natural gas distribution utilities in seven states, a competitive generation company serving wholesale customers across America and a nationally recognized provider of customized energy solutions, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications.

The men and women who work at Southern Company understand that we don’t simply provide a product or service. Clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy is essential to our way of life. More than 100 years ago, our company played a major role in the growth and prosperity of the South – and we continue to play a role today through our support of economic development and our philanthropic efforts. We believe the communities we serve should be better off because we’re there.

Our principal business is to make, move and sell energy. Those are the “whats” of our business. But it’s the “hows” that make us different. The actions of our employees are what truly define us and have earned us a high level of trust among our customers, shareholders and regulators.

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